Pat and Joy

I found out about physical therapy in Mbingo from Joy Karges who now a professor of physical therapy at the University of South Dakota and member of my home church. I don't even remember how long I've known Joy, but she had been encouraging me to do physical therapy since I was in middle school. Joy came here about 20 years ago as a student to learn physical therapy in third world countries. I even found some of her PT school books that she left here 20 years ago. She is still contributing to the physical therapy department in Cameroon. She donated some money for an educational course and there was some leftover money to which Pat Lenz, the PT here, used to buy this skeleton. Pat is a native of North Dakota and has been here 37 years doing physical therapy!! This year is her last and she is retiring to either North Dakota or Sioux Falls. She has just handed down her position to another PT Cameroonian at the convention last week. She has done amazing things for physical therapy in Cameroon and I am sure she will be greatly missed.